# engordar
## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since circa 1409. From en- +‎ gordo (“fat”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [eŋɡoɾˈðaɾ]

### Verb

engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado)
* (intransitive) to fatten; to grow fat; to get fat
    Antonym: adelgazar
* (transitive) to fatten; to make fat
    Synonym: cebar
    Antonym: adelgazar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “engord”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “engordar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “engordar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “engordar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “engordar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “engordar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From en- +‎ gordo (“fat”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoɦˈda(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoɦˈda(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoɦˈda(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoɦˈda(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoɾˈda(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoɾˈda(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoɻˈda(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoɻˈda(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.ɡuɾˈdaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡuɾˈðaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.ɡuɾˈdaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡuɾˈðaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.ɡuɾˈda.ɾi/ [ẽ.ɡuɾˈða.ɾi]

### Verb

engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado)
* (a person or animal) to fatten (to become fatter)
    João engordou dez quilos de um mês para cá.John became ten kilograms fatter from one month ago to now.
* (a food or nutrient) to fatten (to cause to be fatter)
    Pão engorda. ― Bread makes you fat.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Antonyms

* adelgaçar, emagrecer

#### Related terms

* engorda
* engordado
* engordamento
* engordativo
* engorde
* engordo
* gordo
* gordura

## Spanish
### Etymology

From en- +‎ gordo +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /enɡoɾˈdaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡoɾˈð̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: en‧gor‧dar

### Verb

engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordé, past participle engordado)
* (intransitive) to get fat, grow fat, fatten
    Antonyms: adelgazar, enflacar
** 1996, Pau Donés (lyrics and music), “La Flaca”, performed by Jarabe De Palo:Y bailar y bailar, y tomar y tomar / Una cerveza tras otra pero ella nunca engorda(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (transitive) to cause to be fatter, fatten
    Antonym: adelgazar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* el ojo del amo engorda al caballo
* lo que no mata, engorda

#### Related terms

* gordo

### Further reading

* “engordar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10